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MinorLeague Baseballclubhave releasedtheirpromotional scheduleforthe2023 season,includingthedates ofthisyear's"Fireworks
Extravaganzas"aswellas the14differentgiveaways they'redoingforticketholdersonvariousdates
Fansoftheteam'siconic SushiMascotswillbe thrilledtolearnthatJuly 2isthedaythatthey'llbe abletogettheirhandsona pairofnewSushiMascot sockswhichfeatureallofthe belovedracersaswellasthe team'smascotBobBrown Bear,suppliedbyA&W Perhapsthemosttimely giveawayisaCanadians toquethatticketedfans willreceive(alsothanksto A&W)onApril9,justtwo daysafteropeningday You'llfindC'ssuperfanslike ourveryownbaseballwriter RyanBeildeckedoutinone ofthesetoques,takingin games(andwritingabout CONTINUESONPAGE5
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themforus)from Apriluntiltheend oftheseason.V.I.A. isaproudpartnerof thisbelovedbaseball teamandwewillbe
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VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023 VANCOUVER IS AWESOME A5
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS: Land Assessment Averaging
OneinfiveB.C. residentscan'tcoveran unexpected$500bill, pollshows
*Impact is estimated only, subject to City Council decision on scope of development potential relief
Since 2015, the City of Vancouver has used targeted land assessment averaging to mitigate taxation impact arising from significant assessment volatility as recommended by the Property Tax Policy Review Commission While averaging does not increase or reduce the City’s tax revenue, it affects the amount of taxes paid by individual property owners
Under the targeted averaging approach, only those properties facing significant year-over-year increases in property values above a certain threshold (“hot” properties) would be considered for averaging For eligible “hot” properties, the program calculates property taxes for the City and other taxing authorities using an average of the assessed land value for the current and prior four years, plus their current assessed improvement value, provided that this averaged value does not go below the threshold value All other properties continue to pay property taxes based on their current year BC Assessment value
The Province introduced Bill 28 – Municipal Affairs Statutes (Property Taxation) Amendment Act, which came into effect in November 2022, to enable local governments to provide development potential relief to light industrial (Class 5) and business and other (Class 6) properties by reducing the municipal tax on a portion of the land value The legislation stipulates that properties eligible for development potential relief cannot also benefit from the averaging program
The table presented shows the estimated effect of the targeted five-year averaging program on the City’s general purpose tax levy for sample properties based on the thresholds proposed for 2023 (10% above class average change), subject to City Council approval The program requires an adjustment to the tax rates such that properties below the threshold would pay slightly higher taxes to provide tax relief for those “hot” properties above the threshold The estimated taxation impact from averaging is presented with and without implementation of Bill 28- Development Potential Relief Program
Amounts levied by other taxing authorities such as provincial schools, TransLink, BC Assessment, and Metro Vancouver are not included in the analysis
On March 8, 2023, Vancouver City Council will consider whether or not i) to use targeted five-year averaging for residential (Class 1), light industrial (Class 5) and business and other (Class 6) properties, and determine the appropriate thresholds for these property classes if targeted averaging is adopted; as well as ii) to implement Bill 28 – Development Potential Relief Program Should Council decide to use targeted five-year averaging, a bylaw will be adopted on March 28, 2023
The report, which details the program and how it could impact property taxes, will be posted on our website at: vancouver.ca/averaging
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MoreBritish Columbians reportbeing inaposition tocoveranunexpected expenseof$500thantheir fellowCanadians,according toaStatisticsCanadapoll releasedFeb 13
InB C ,nearlyoneinfive residentsreporttheywould havedifficultymeetingsuch apayment,whereasthe rateisaboutoneinfour(26 percent)acrossCanada, reachingashighasonein threeinAtlanticprovinces and28percentinAlberta Thereisaslightlylarger percentageofwomen(29per cent)reportingthisdifficulty thanmen(24percent)and youngerpeoplearemore vulnerabletosuchashock, as35percentofpeopleaged 35to44yearssaidthatthey wouldbeunabletocoverthe expense,comparedto30per centofpeopleaged45to54 Amongracializedgroups,51 percentofBlackCanadians reportedtheywouldhave troublecoveringthe$500 expense Theratedropsto 14percentamongChinese Canadians
TheCanadianSocialSurvey alsopolledrespondentson housingpricesandhigh priceinflationongoodsand servicesexperiencedin2022
NearlyhalfofBritish Columbians(46percent) reportedbeingconcerned abouttheirabilitytoafford housingorrent,compared to39percentintheAtlantic andPrairieprovinces
NearlyhalfofBritish Columbians(46per cent)reportedbeing concernedabout theirabilitytoafford housingorrent, comparedto39per centintheAtlantic andPrairieprovinces.
Thepollfoundmoreconcern amongyoungerpeopleand someracializedgroups, althoughnotall Whenaskediftheywere concernedabouttheirability toaffordhousingorrent,58 percentofpeopleaged15to 24yearsreportedbeing“very concerned,”followedby56 percentofthoseaged25to 34yearsandjust27percent ofthoseaged65+ BlackCanadiansweremost concernedabouthousing prices,at74percent, followedby65percentof SouthAsians,48percent ofChineseand38percent of“non-racialized,nonIndigenous”people Thepoll,publishedonline, notesCanadasawthelargest increaseintheConsumer PriceIndex(CPI)since 1982(10 9percent),with anincreaseof6 8percent since2021 Pricesrosefor alleightmajorcomponents oftheCPI,withthelargest increasesintransportation (106percent),food(89per cent)andshelter(69percent)
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STATISTICSCANADAPOLL
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Prior year Current year without averaging Current year with averaging Taxable value ($) 2022 taxes ($) Taxable value ($) Est 2023 taxes ($) Taxable value ($) Est 2023 taxes ($) Sample Residential Strata (Class 1) properties Targeted “hot” property 666,683 1,021 841,000 1,297 760,022 1,175 Other property not targeted 826,000 1,265 841,000 1,297 841,000 1,300 Sample Residential Single Family (Class 1) properties Targeted “hot” property 1,823,716 2,793 2,282,000 3,520 2,079,044 3,214 Other property not targeted 2,255,000 3,453 2,282,000 3,520 2,282,000 3,528 Prior year Current year without averaging Current year with averaging (Bill 28 not considered) (Bill 28 considered*) Taxable value ($) 2022 taxes ($) Taxable value ($) Est 2023 taxes ($) Taxable value ($) Est 2023 taxes ($) Taxable value ($) Est 2023 taxes ($) Light Industry and Business & Other (Classes 5 & 6) Properties Targeted “hot” property 834,000 3,944 1,261,000 5,925 1,008,200 4,815 1,008,200 4,761 Other property not targeted 1,160,000 5,485 1,261,000 5,925 1,261,000 6,023 1,261,000 5,955
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Transoceanicjourneysbeganwiththe sail,andtheymightjustbeheaded backtoit
TheShofuMaruisabulkcarrier(aka ablueandredfreighterjustlikethemanyin thewatersoffVancouver)withaunique,and veryvisible,feature: Amassive,telescopic hardsail
Thesail whichcanbeautomaticallyraised orlowered capturesthewind,justlikethe shipsofold,helpingpropeltheShofuMaru acrosstheocean;it'sthefirstbulkcarrierin theworldwithsuchasail
Thesinglesail,calledthe"WindChallenger" bythecompanybehindtheship,willhelp reduceenergycostsfortheshipasitcrosses theoceanbyasmuchaseightpercent
ItwaslaunchedinOctoberof2022bya Japanesecompany,MitsuiO S K Lines, whichworkedwithAustralianauthorities Recently,itcrossedthePacificandis currentlysittinginthewatersofB C 'ssouth coastnotfarfromVancouver'sport It'snot clearhowlongit'llbeinlocalwaters Sailsonfreighterscouldbeamorecommon sightnearVancouverincomingyears,asthe hardsailtrendappearstobegrowinginthe marinetransportationindustry,withseveral companiessharingplansanddesignsfornew freightersoradditionstoexistingfreighters Perhapsironicallytosome,theShofuMaru transportscoalaroundthePacific
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TheVancouver-bornactormadeanother familyannouncementTuesday(Feb 14)
"Newadditiontothefamily!"heshares "The Deadpoolfamily,forclarity Whichisjust likearealfamilyexceptwithlessswearing"
TheCrown'sbreakoutstarEmmaCorrin issettojoinReynoldsintheupcoming Deadpool3movie,reportsDeadline.Details behindtheircharacterareunknownother thanthatCorrinwillplaythevillain
ThethreequelwillalsoseeHughJackman reprisinghisroleasWolverine,which Reynoldsannouncedinahilariouslypunny video Reynoldswasquicktorespondtoafan theorylastfallthatlong-timefamilyfriend TaylorSwiftwillbeappearinginthe upcomingDeadpoolmovie Swiftwasalso rumouredtohaverevealedthenameof
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ThefirstDeadpoolmoviewasnotablyfilmed inVancouver,openingwithatongue-incheekcarchasescenesetontheGeorgia
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BoththefirstandsecondDeadpoolmovies featureiconicVancouverlandmarks,leading manyfanstowonderifthethirdmoviewill filminHollywoodNorthaswell
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VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023 VANCOUVER IS AWESOME A9
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Vancouverisoftenconsidereda leaderinCanada,withmanyfirsts orsecondshappeninghere
Andthisisthesecondtimewe're writingthis;lasttimeincludedthefirst Canadiangasstation,firstartificialhockey rinkinthecountry,andthefirstStarbucks outsideoftheUS
Thistimewe'vegotmorefirstsVancouver canclaim,bothinCanadaandtheworld
1.Theworld'sfirstBitcoinATM
Nowadayscryptocurrenciesareeverywhere, butadecadeagotheywerestillmakingtheir markintheworld.InaWavescoffeeshop downtown,anATMwasunveiledonOct 29, 2013withtheuniqueabilitytotakeCanadian cash,convertittoBitcoin,anddepositina person'scryptocurrencywallet AtthetimeoneBitcoinwaswortharound $212.
2.Theworld'sfirstcaptiveorca
Whileorcashavelonglivedalongside humans,MobyDollwasthefirsttoliveafter beingcaptured
MobyDollwascapturedin1964near SaturnaIsland Hewasactuallysupposedto bekilledsoasculptorcouldcreateanaccurate replicafortheaquarium;atthetimeorcas weredislikedandconsideredverminbymany locals
Instead,aftertheyoungorca(perhapsonly fiveyearsold)washitbyaharpoonhewas
keptafloatbyhispodsohecouldbreathe;this eventuallyledtothedecisiontokeepMoby Dollalive,incaptivityattheaquarium
Almosttwomonthsafterbeingcaptured, theaquariumunveiledthesmallorca,but onlyforaday MobyDoll,whowasinitially misgendered,wasessentialtoearlyresearch onorcas
HediedonOct 9,1964
3 Thefirstdogemployedtosniffout superbugsintheworld
AngustheEnglishspringerspanielwasa worldwidesensationafewyearsago The youngdogwastheonly"theonlycanine hospitalemployeeintheworldtrainedto sniffoutthenotorioussuperbugClostridium difficile,"accordingtotheBritishnewspaper TheGuardian Hewastrainedafteralocalwomannearly diedduetoabacterialinfectionbythe superbug Herhusband,anurse,hadread aboutanotherdogwhohadbeentrainedto
detectthesamesuperbug.
Thewoman,adogtrainer,decidedtotakeon thechallengeandwentfurther Sheandher puppy,Angus,becameactualemployeesof VancouverCoastalHealth
4.ThefirstdrugbustinCanada
Afterbeingtakenonatourofthedrugscene inVancouver'sChinatownbyanti-opium Chineseactivists,then-DeputyMinisterof LabourWilliamLyonMackenzieKingwent backtoOttawaanddraftednewlegislation banningthesaleofopiumfornon-medicinal uses
In1908itcameintoeffect,andinSeptember ofthatyearthoselawswereusedforthefirst timewhenpoliceraidedanopiumdenand foundtwowomen(MayDoyleandNell Robertson) Theowner,amannamedChan Yuen,waschargedandconvicted
5.Thefirstfemalepoliceofficersin Canada
LurancyHarrisandMinnieMillarwerehired bytheVancouverPoliceDepartmentin1912, beforetheywereevenallowedtovote Atthe timetheyweren'tgivenuniformsorguns,and weresworninatthelowestrankpossible, fourth-classconstables.
Harriswentontohaveanotablecareer, spendingmorethan20yearswiththeforce andachievingtherankofInspector Her housestillstandsinEastVancouver
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A10 VANCOUVER IS AWESOME THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023 VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM
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Whilepeoplesmokingtobacco cigaretteshasbecomealess commonsightinVancouver overtheyears,inthe1960sit wasalargerpartofeverydayculture
Asignofhowcommonplaceitwasisthis guidetopicnicsitesintheLowerMainland. Seeminglydirectedatfamilies,giventheart onthefrontandsomeofthecopy,thishandy mapwaspublishedbyRothmans,oneofthe world'sbiggestcigarettemakers(acompany stilloperatesinCanadaunderthenameand
makesRothmans,CanadianClassics,Next, amongotherbrands)
Whileit'sunlikelysuchaguidewouldbe madeinthe2020s,in1960thehealthhazards ofcigarettesweren'twidelyknown
Theguideandmapitselfstillhavesome goodideasforpicnicsintheLowerMainland andSquamish.InVancouver,theysuggest JerichoBeach,Kitsilano(Beach)Park,and StanleyPark;todaythosearestillgoodideas, thoughsomeofthetipsarealittleoutofdate
(theKitsilanocheckerboardsdon'tappearto bethereanymore,northe"picnicstoves")
Outsideofthecity,ithighlightsotherspots thatarestillpopular,includingCultusLake andFortLangley Noteverythinglisted isstillanoption;RavineParkinMission doesn'texistanymore,andtheareadoesn't havethesameamenities Infact,manyofthe amenitieslistedatthedifferentparksaren’t thereanymore(lotsofparksappeartohave hadpicnicstoves)
Asidefromthesites,theresalsoalistofideas forpicnicsupplies,whichgivesanideaof whatwaspopularforpark-basedmeals Most ofitisfairlybasic,thoughtheydothrowina flaskofjelliedconsommeatthelastminute And,ofcourse,cigarettes
AnddontforgetyourRothmanskingsize filtercigarettes,”theguideremindsreaders It’simmediatelyfollowedbyahelpful remindertoputoutallfiresandcigarettes
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VANCOUVERISAWESOME COM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023 VANCOUVER IS AWESOME A11 URBAN SENIORS
'Don'tforgetyourRothmans':Acigarettecompanyoncemappedourbestpicnicsites Tony
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Thestudent,whogoesby theusernameAJazzy69 or“Jazzy,"hidescoffee giftcardsinrandomspots aroundtheVancouverUBC campus,fromlibrarybooks andshelvestochairsand benches
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However,Jazzystressesthat thegestureisnotaboutthe monetaryvalueorbuildinga nameforhimself
“I’veexperienceddepression andanxietyinmylife,soI’m passionateaboutgivingback andimprovingmentalhealth, justspreadingalittlebitof positivityacrosscampus,”
Jazzysays
Despitethejoythatthe randomgiftcardsbring acrosscampus(hesays watchingstudentsfindthe cardsonceortwiceisagood feeling),Jazzycontinuesto remainanonymous Not manypeopleknowabout whathe'sdoing,includinghis parents
“Youjustdoitforthesake ofdoingit,”hesays “Thats whyitsanonymous Iwas justraisedlikethat Yougive back.Itgivesmeasenseof tryingtodomypart” AsJazzyapproacheshis graduationday,hewonders whatwillhappentohis project Tossingahandfulof giftcardsashecrossesthe stage,havingalasthurrah withalarger-scaleprize, andfindingsomeoneelse willingtokeeptheproject goingarealloptionsthathe's considering Inthemeantime,Jazzy advisesstudentswhofind themselvesoverwhelmedand feelingisolatedwhenfirst arrivingatuniversitytojoin clubs,attendsocialevents andintramurals,andtotake thefirststep "That'sthescariest,"hesays "Ifyoudo,you'llfindthenext oneeasier."
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ParkBoardstaffwillhelp residentschoosetheideal spotandofferadviceonhow tobestsupporttreesasthey grow
“Today'schangingclimate hascreatedanincreasingly challengingenvironment forpeopleandtreesin Vancouver,"saysJoe McLeod,Managerof UrbanForestry,inarecent pressrelease "Plantingand caringfortreesontheir propertyisoneofthemost importantthingsaperson candotohelpsupporttheir communityandenvironment throughweatherextremes; bringingshadeinthe summerandprovidingwindbreaksinwinter"
HecallstheBranch Outprogram"aunique opportunityforthe communitytojoinusonthe journeytoincreaseessential forestcanopyandsupport climateresilienceinthecity"
Vancouveriteslooking
totakepartneedtoown thepropertyorsecure permissionfromtheir landlordtoplantthetree andbepreparedtowater, trim,andmulchthetreeasit matures
Increasingcanopycoverage isagoaloftheUrban ForestryStrategyandthe new BranchOut pilot programwhichfocuseson equityinthelowestcanopy neighbourhoods Combined withannualtreeplanting andreplacingagingtreeson cityboulevards,theUrban Forestryteamisworkingto expandurbancanopycover inthecityfrom23percentto 30percentby2050
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TransLinkisoffering anincentiveforpeople planning,orwilling,to scraptheircar
AnyoneintheMetro Vancouverregionwhousesthe Scrap-Itprogramcanget$800 towardstransit,spreadout over16months(solongasthe vehiclequalifies)
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